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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 28, 2018 2:50:37 GMT -5
I've usually adhered to the 48 hour rule. What are your practices?
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Post by antb on Feb 28, 2018 4:12:15 GMT -5
I have eough briars to allow 48 to 60 hours rest between smokes. Cobs and other workhorses....sometimes less, sometimes more.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 28, 2018 4:19:14 GMT -5
When I get my hands on more pipes and I smoke more than once every couple of weeks I'll let you know.
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Post by rblood on Feb 28, 2018 4:44:31 GMT -5
I don't think about it really. It's not uncommon for me to carry just one pipe when I leave the house and smoke that pipe all day.
If I am home though, I seldom smoke the same pipe twice the same day - more to enjoy more of my pipes than any effort to rest them though.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 28, 2018 4:51:04 GMT -5
I don't think about it really. It's not uncommon for me to carry just one pipe when I leave the house and smoke that pipe all day. If I am home though, I seldom smoke the same pipe twice the same day - more to enjoy more of my pipes than any effort to rest them though. I like this philosophy...when I was a child, I remember people smoked the same pipe all day, everyday and it didn't seem to be a problem to them. I know things have changed and perhaps our knowledge of the wood-chemistry etc. has perhaps increased, but even with the pipes I DO have, I rotate them cos it's nice to change things up a bit. |
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Post by steveinny on Feb 28, 2018 5:16:09 GMT -5
I don't think about it really. It's not uncommon for me to carry just one pipe when I leave the house and smoke that pipe all day. If I am home though, I seldom smoke the same pipe twice the same day - more to enjoy more of my pipes than any effort to rest them though. Pretty much the same. When home I rotate pipes from bowl to bowl just to enjoy the pipes more than anything else. |
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Post by Artistik on Feb 28, 2018 8:33:42 GMT -5
My morning commute and then all day pipes are usually cobs. On the weekends I rotate my briars, but will occasionally smoke a meer all day.
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Post by just ol ed on Feb 28, 2018 8:40:56 GMT -5
I'll follow the 2-day method of rest. Probably could just rest one day sometimes as I smoke xtra dry baccy. No aros helps.
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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Post by zambini on Feb 28, 2018 8:47:30 GMT -5
I tend to smoke the same pipe all day unless I'm switching between blends.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 28, 2018 8:48:50 GMT -5
I tend to smoke the same pipe all day unless I'm switching between blends. Do you find that makes any difference to your smoking experience? |
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Post by pappyjoe on Feb 28, 2018 9:05:18 GMT -5
I think resting a pipe for 48 hours is overkill. I can smoke two or three bowls in the same pipe, let it rest overnight and it's good to smoke the next morning if I want to. The key is wiping the pipe out with pipe cleaners after each smoke.
My grandfather would smoke the same pipe all day long. Wipe out the bowl with a tissue or his handkerchief and then run a pipe cleaner through the stem, reload and smoke it all day long. The only rest his pipe got was when he was napping or sleeping.
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Post by cigrmaster on Feb 28, 2018 10:24:03 GMT -5
I normally rest my pipes 24 to 48 hours. I never smoke the same pipe twice or more in a single day. I have plenty of pipes so rotating them is no big chore.
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Post by slowroll on Feb 28, 2018 11:46:00 GMT -5
I rest most of them 48 hours or more, but 2 or 3 of them I often smoke every day, just can't resist, they make the tobac so tasty.
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 28, 2018 16:05:44 GMT -5
I think resting a pipe for 48 hours is overkill. I can smoke two or three bowls in the same pipe, let it rest overnight and it's good to smoke the next morning if I want to. The key is wiping the pipe out with pipe cleaners after each smoke. My grandfather would smoke the same pipe all day long. Wipe out the bowl with a tissue or his handkerchief and then run a pipe cleaner through the stem, reload and smoke it all day long. The only rest his pipe got was when he was napping or sleeping. ...this makes good sense to me... |
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Post by peteguy on Feb 28, 2018 16:10:26 GMT -5
I never even think about resting a pipe. I have enough pipes to not worry, but if I am on a roll with a pipe, it might get 2 or 3 days in a row.
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 28, 2018 16:13:04 GMT -5
I never even think about resting a pipe. I have enough pipes to not worry, but if I am on a roll with a pipe, it might get 2 or 3 days in a row. ...I'm heading in this direction... |
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Post by zambini on Feb 28, 2018 16:19:44 GMT -5
I tend to smoke the same pipe all day unless I'm switching between blends. Do you find that makes any difference to your smoking experience? Not really. I tend to smoke a single tin straight through (usually a ribbon cut oriental or a vaper flake) and only complement it a little with a different one (usually a coarse cut aromatic). Switching pipes, for me, is a bit about avoiding ghosting but mostly about getting the right cut in the right pipe. So it's not that I think I'll damage a pipe but that some pipes work the cut better. I usually use the same two pipes all week. |
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Post by Matthew on Feb 28, 2018 17:42:36 GMT -5
I have at least two or more of each type of pipe.
So after diciding on blend/s I will load two or three pipes
and then "I" rest.I'm not overly concerned with resting my pipes
because I don't get a chance often to smoke more than a couple
bowls in a day.If I do it's a party !
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 28, 2018 17:43:47 GMT -5
I have at least two or more of each type of pipe. So after diciding on blend/s I will load two or three pipes and then "I" rest.I'm not overly concerned with resting my pipes because I don't get a chance often to smoke more than a couple bowls in a day.If I do it's a party ! ...thoughtful comments, my friend... thank you... |
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Post by slowroll on Feb 28, 2018 19:10:11 GMT -5
Truth of the matter is, if one cleans the pipe well between smokes,it's probaby OK to smoke for days, although I never did that. I know/knew those that did.
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Post by Beardedpipesmoker on Feb 28, 2018 19:12:23 GMT -5
I try to let mine sit for a day but sometimes that doesn't happen. Always give a good cleaning though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 19:50:29 GMT -5
I thought the rule was 24, hence a 7-day rotation. That's what I follow, though since I have dedicated pipes and almost never smoke the same blend twice in a row it's not an issue for me.
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 28, 2018 19:52:24 GMT -5
I thought the rule was 24, hence a 7-day rotation. That's what I follow, though since I have dedicated pipes and almost never smoke the same blend twice in a row it's not an issue for me. ...that's what I heard when I started smoking a pipe (1970s), but the 48 hour thing was disseminated in the late 1990s... |
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Post by Scott W on Feb 28, 2018 20:14:23 GMT -5
I try to go 24 hours. I have 20 pipes but only a few I smoke regularly. On rare occasion, I’ll smoke the same pipe within 24 hours but it’s rare
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 28, 2018 20:16:00 GMT -5
I try to go 24 hours. I have 20 pipes but only a few I smoke regularly. On rare occasion, I’ll smoke the same pipe within 24 hours but it’s rare ...I'm warming to the idea of a good scrub with pipe cleaners and continuing on with the same pipe all day... |
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Post by Scott W on Feb 28, 2018 20:18:44 GMT -5
I try to go 24 hours. I have 20 pipes but only a few I smoke regularly. On rare occasion, I’ll smoke the same pipe within 24 hours but it’s rare ...I'm warming to the idea of a good scrub with pipe cleaners and continuing on with the same pipe all day... My buddy Brad does that. Said it doesn’t hurt the pipes at all. He’s no expert but it’s working👍 |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2018 23:23:31 GMT -5
moving on to the next pipe is a convenient justification for PAD. I'll sometimes smoke a pipe twice in a row, but a damp pipe tends to give me heartburn.
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Post by trailboss on Mar 1, 2018 1:30:25 GMT -5
It depends on the pipe for me, and the tobacco that I have smoked.
I generally take 3 pipes to work with me, and smoke three bowls, one in each.
Although I get a dry smoke out of a Peterson system pipe, the well gets quite moist and benefits from drying for a few days. In another briar however, I can smoke the same blend after another, the key being the tobacco moisture. If i typically dry a flake for 10 seconds in a microwave to reduce the moisture, I can smoke to my hearts content...If I do not have a microwave and don't take the time to dry the tobacco, the pipe will need a rest.
I really like to pack a meer, a cob, and a briar in my daily (or on a weekend getaway) rotation....when I do so, I always feel that come what may, I have options if the mood strikes me.
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Post by pappyjoe on Mar 1, 2018 8:50:04 GMT -5
I've always thought the 48-Hour Rule was one of those things spread by pipe carvers and retailers in order to convince people the needed to buy more pipes. Sort of like what jewelry stores do when they tell you a wedding ring should cost the same as two-months of your monthly salary or else you don't really love her.
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Post by mwps70 on Mar 1, 2018 19:00:59 GMT -5
I am a bit anal while smoking my pipes especially those that are smooth on the top of the bowl. I am constantly using my finger and some saliva to clean the top of the bowl after relighting. I will insert a pipe cleaner if the pipe starts to gurgle to soak up the moisture. When I am done smoking that pipe I use two pipe cleaners to clean out the stem. I bend both pipe cleaners in half and clean the sides of the bowl and soak up the moisture in the bottom. Most of the times that pipe will be ready the next day but I have enough pipes that it usually gets some rest anyway. If the particular bowl was good exceptionally I will smoke a second bowl no problem.
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